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shakari
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Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag
05/04/06 03:25 PM

We're talking follow ups on wounded Leopard only here right?

Every PH will have his own opinion but FWIW, I always use my ordinary carry rifle which is a .500 Jeffery. Another PH who works for us likes to use a 12 gauge side by side. We did a night follow up together last year (in Masailand) and stopped the charge at 6 yards with simultaneous shots from both firearms....and there was obviously only time for one shot each.

The charge of 12 gauge hit the cat full in the face, broke the jaw on both sides and did some damage to the cat's dental work - whether it would have killed him, I don't know - but my guess is that it probably would. My shot from the .500 hit the cat in the face and exited out of his ass - and was definately a fatal shot. Combined the cat dropped like it had been struck by lightning.

Colin still uses his 12 gauge in similar situations and I still have faith in my .500.

Someone mentioned scopes...... IMO, they'll be a far greater hindrance in this situation than anything else. Here's a link to the trophy photo, the cat in question is at the bottom right of the page and below is a photo taken from where we shot from...... I'm kneeling where the cat fell.... Needless to say, the sling wasn't on the rifle the previous night!

http://www.kuduland.com/hunting-in-tanzania.htm

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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
info@kuduland.com
www.kuduland.com

Edited by shakari (05/04/06 03:34 PM)

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Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	BlainSmipy	04/04/06 02:47 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	allenday	04/04/06 05:30 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	markhyoung	04/04/06 05:56 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	Yogi000	04/04/06 07:02 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	jorge	08/04/06 06:01 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	ALAN_MCKENZIE	06/04/06 08:59 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	mikeh416Rigby	05/04/06 12:35 PM
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Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	mickey	05/04/06 02:05 PM
*	BlainSmipy	05/04/06 02:38 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	mikeh416Rigby	05/04/06 11:16 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	jorge	04/04/06 11:06 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	allenday	05/04/06 12:26 AM
*	BlainSmipy	05/04/06 10:00 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	mickey	05/04/06 11:49 AM
*	BlainSmipy	05/04/06 01:05 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	bulldog563	05/04/06 01:54 PM
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Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	bulldog563	05/04/06 02:38 PM
*	BlainSmipy	05/04/06 02:46 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	shakari	05/04/06 03:25 PM
*	BlainSmipy	05/04/06 03:57 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	allenday	07/04/06 09:02 AM
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Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	jorge	18/04/06 12:35 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	Marrakai	18/04/06 10:27 PM
*	BlainSmipy	07/04/06 10:06 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	tembo04	07/04/06 10:06 PM
*	BlainSmipy	08/04/06 08:27 AM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	mickey	07/04/06 11:21 PM
Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	NitroX	09/04/06 02:31 AM
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Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	mikeh416Rigby	08/04/06 04:49 AM
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Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	NitroX	06/04/06 12:45 PM
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Re: Leopard Gun build in .577NE and 12Ga 3" Mag	tinker	05/04/06 02:33 PM
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